- For Sale
- Guide price 3,000,000 GBP
- Build Size: 7,733 ft2
- Land Size: 9,776 ft2
- Bedroom: 5
- Bathroom: 5
A rare opportunity to complete a country house with 12 acres near Chipping Norton.
Surrounded by its own grounds and paddocks, there is also planning permission for substantial ancillary accommodation and an indoor swimming pool all in exceptionally private rolling countryside. Approached via a tree-lined drive, Glyme Bank enjoys a sensational setting amongst rolling countryside tucked away in this quiet hamlet. There is a substantial main house with beautiful views and extremely versatile accommodation. Both ground and first floor have been finished to an extremely high standard whilst there is potential to complete the basement with an indoor swimming pool, spa and changing facilities. There is planning permission for an extensive secondary accommodation and further outbuildings. Beyond are paddocks and woodland along the river bank, totalling 12.2 acres..One of the most idyllic and quiet rural settings within OX7, Glyme Bank offers a beautiful opportunity to shape the remaining works, allowing a purchaser to stamp their mark on the property. The property has evolved over recent years and has been granted numerous planning permissions, allowing many changes to the site.
Lidstone is a peaceful, pretty hamlet comprised of about twenty traditional Cotswold stone houses and cottages. The nearby towns of Chipping Norton, Charlbury and Woodstock provide very good local facilities and the City of Oxford is within easy reach.Glyme Bank is surrounded by its own land which is all south-facing and leads down to the river Glyme, which forms the southern boundary. There is complete privacy within this idyllic setting and also the benefit of the friendly, lively community in Lidstone. Lidstone is well located for communications, adjacent to the A44 about 15 miles from Oxford and the A34 to the south, with regular train services to London from Charlbury taking about 76 minutes and Bicester North (Chiltern Line) 40 minutes. Sporting activities in the area include hunting with the Heythrop, racing at Cheltenham, Stratford and Warwick and golf at the nearby Heythrop Country Club and Spa. The area is very well known for its excellent schools, including St Hughs, Cokethorpe and Abingdon, The Dragon, Summerfields, Chandlings, Magdalen, Cothill, St Edwards, Radley and Bloxham to name a few. Oxford is home to the world-renowned university and is a major centre with all the expected shopping and recreational facilities associated with a city.DistancesEnstone village shop and pub 1 mileChipping Norton 3 milesChadlington 4 milesCharlbury Station (London Paddington 75 minutes) 5 milesSoho Farmhouse 6 milesEstelle Manor 10 miles Woodstock 8 milesBurford 9 milesOxford 16 milesLondon 68 miles(All distances and times are approximate).
Surrounded by its own grounds and paddocks, there is also planning permission for substantial ancillary accommodation and an indoor swimming pool all in exceptionally private rolling countryside. Approached via a tree-lined drive, Glyme Bank enjoys a sensational setting amongst rolling countryside tucked away in this quiet hamlet. There is a substantial main house with beautiful views and extremely versatile accommodation. Both ground and first floor have been finished to an extremely high standard whilst there is potential to complete the basement with an indoor swimming pool, spa and changing facilities. There is planning permission for an extensive secondary accommodation and further outbuildings. Beyond are paddocks and woodland along the river bank, totalling 12.2 acres..One of the most idyllic and quiet rural settings within OX7, Glyme Bank offers a beautiful opportunity to shape the remaining works, allowing a purchaser to stamp their mark on the property. The property has evolved over recent years and has been granted numerous planning permissions, allowing many changes to the site.
Lidstone is a peaceful, pretty hamlet comprised of about twenty traditional Cotswold stone houses and cottages. The nearby towns of Chipping Norton, Charlbury and Woodstock provide very good local facilities and the City of Oxford is within easy reach.Glyme Bank is surrounded by its own land which is all south-facing and leads down to the river Glyme, which forms the southern boundary. There is complete privacy within this idyllic setting and also the benefit of the friendly, lively community in Lidstone. Lidstone is well located for communications, adjacent to the A44 about 15 miles from Oxford and the A34 to the south, with regular train services to London from Charlbury taking about 76 minutes and Bicester North (Chiltern Line) 40 minutes. Sporting activities in the area include hunting with the Heythrop, racing at Cheltenham, Stratford and Warwick and golf at the nearby Heythrop Country Club and Spa. The area is very well known for its excellent schools, including St Hughs, Cokethorpe and Abingdon, The Dragon, Summerfields, Chandlings, Magdalen, Cothill, St Edwards, Radley and Bloxham to name a few. Oxford is home to the world-renowned university and is a major centre with all the expected shopping and recreational facilities associated with a city.DistancesEnstone village shop and pub 1 mileChipping Norton 3 milesChadlington 4 milesCharlbury Station (London Paddington 75 minutes) 5 milesSoho Farmhouse 6 milesEstelle Manor 10 miles Woodstock 8 milesBurford 9 milesOxford 16 milesLondon 68 miles(All distances and times are approximate).
